It seems to have become trendy to pan this band lately. So just before we start check this out...
...and then shut the fuck up.
Anyway, I checked out the film/documentary. It's well worth seeing, tells the story (which I won't spoil here) well, but there is something odd. When I first heard this band my immediate reaction was 'what a rhythm section' and that's why I just posted 'Politicians...' cos those two guys (Bobby and Dannis) are absolutely smoking on it!
This seems to be down-played as the doc focuses more on David Hackney (gtr), and his mystic/spiritual reactions following their fathers death. Understandable for the story...but musically? Following on from that I wasn't aware of their reincarnation as a christian rock band. Jeez, they really made it hard for themselves: first incarnation had a name that no record company could handle at the time; second incarnation is christian at a time when rock music was having very serious problems with christian fundamentalists! BUT 4th Movement was fantastic! Again, check out the engine room in what is quite clearly the second Death album in all but title-
0:36!!! or try this-
Brilliant stuff. There's almost a southern rock feel at times. and 2:13 onwards...Heck, if they'd used occult lyrics they'd have been up there with Pentagram etc in the cult rock band world. Anyway, doesn't some label need to re-issue this album?
Rough Francis (the band set up by some of their children) has their debut album 'Maximum Soul Power' coming out soon on Riothouse Records soon so fingers crossed :-)
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